The New Mamas Podcast
Lina Forrestal
Host Lina Forrestal brings you the New Mamas Podcast, a space created to give first time moms a voice and to have honest and raw conversations about motherhood. Lina and her guests are normalizing conversations around traditionally taboo topics: post-partum depression, post-partum anxiety, surviving the newborn phase, body image issues, co-parenting, divorce, and more. This podcast is meant to feel like a big virtual hug for moms everywhere. Instagram: @linaforrestal @newmamaspodcast Contact: [email protected]
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Pregnancy Loss, Postpartum Depression, and a Test of Faith with Kyla Sapp
The New Mamas Podcast
01/31/24 • 59 min
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PPD in Men and How Couples Therapy Saved Her Marriage with Sahra Brandt
The New Mamas Podcast
10/05/22 • 47 min
Oakland mom, Sahra Brandt, was navigating her first year postpartum while her husband battled postpartum depression. In this episode, host Lina Forrestal and fashion stylist Sahra talk about how hard that first year postpartum is on relationships and Sahra discusses in detail how couples therapy saved her marriage. Today, she and her husband are expecting another baby and are happier than ever.
In this episode, Lina and Sahra talk about:
- When Sahra first realized that there was something deeper going on with her husband
- How she went so far as to file divorce paperwork
- How the first few sessions of couples therapy went and the steps they took
- What brought them back together
- How common it actually is to have marriage problems in the first year of postpartum
- Why more couples don't talk about this
Resources:
- How to Spot Signs of Male Postpartum Depression in New Dads
- Postpartum Depression in Men is Real, Science Says
Connect with Sahra: @queserasahra @shop_the_city
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Episode edited by Chris Duffy: [email protected]
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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]
Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.
Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
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Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
Getting Real About VBAC, Birth Trauma, and SAHM Life with Amber
The New Mamas Podcast
10/12/22 • 60 min
Amber never planned to be a stay-at-home-mom, but when pumping conditions were less than ideal and the cost of childcare was nearly the amount of her income, Amber and her fiance made the decision for her to stay home and take care of their girls (5 & 3yo's). She's been with her fiance since highschool and bought their first house two years ago in New Jersey. She's now diving into homeschool and working towards the goal of relocating and owning land. Amber struggled with anxiety and depression her whole life and got hit hard with postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression.
In this episode, her and Lina talk about:
- The importance of advocating for yourself at the doctor's
- Amber's experience having a VBAC
- Struggles with pumping at the office
- Her experience as a stay-at-home-mom
Connect with Amber on Instagram: @alittlebend
Connect with Lina on Instagram
Follow the New Mamas Podcast on Instagram
Read Lina's Motherhood Blog
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee
Episode edited by Chris Duffy: [email protected]
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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]
Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.
Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
Follow the @newmamaspodcast on Instagram
Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
28. Surviving Still Birth and Black Maternal Health with Tomeka James Isaac, Founder of Jace’s Journey
The New Mamas Podcast
06/10/21 • 53 min
In this episode, host Lina Forrestal sits down with Tomeka James Issac, Founder of Jace's Journey. Tomeka shares her story: in May of 2018, her husband Brandon Isaac sat in a hospital room with their son, Jace Alexander, due in a month with no fetal heartbeat and Tomeka, unconscious, diagnosed with the life-threatening H.E.L.L.P (Hemolysis Elevated Liver Enzymes Low Platelet) Syndrome and fighting for her life.
Forty-five hospital days and 7 surgeries later, thanks to prayers and an amazing surgical team, Tomeka and Brandon Isaac left the hospital together. The couple learned Tomeka’s sickness and Jace’s death could have been prevented.
“50,000 women each year almost die as a result of childbirth. That’s one mother every 10 minutes in the US. The causes of most near death emergencies are preventable. However, the risk of having complications is much greater for black women. If you are black and highly-educated, you still have a higher probability of pregnancy-related death than the least educated white woman.”
In honor of their son, the Isaacs created Jace’s Journey to raise awareness and contribute to improving maternal/fetal healthcare disparities through education, advocacy and community engagement.
Jace’s Journey Inc, a non-profit organization, was founded in 2019 to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.
The US is the only industrialized nation with rising maternal mortality rates and the increase disproportionately affects women of color. African-American mothers are dying at 3-4 times the rate of non- Hispanic whites. Infants born to African-American mothers are dying at twice the rate as infants born to non- Hispanic white mothers.
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The New Mamas Podcast donated $100 to Jace's Journey in Jace's memory.
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
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18. How to Set Healthy Boundaries As a New Mom with Jemila Medley
The New Mamas Podcast
04/07/21 • 39 min
In this episode, we’re going to be talking about boundary setting. This topic is something I’ve been dying to talk to someone about because I am not so good at it! I tend to let people walk all over me because I'm a people pleaser. I hate disappointing people to such an extent that I’m willing to make myself uncomfortable rather than say anything. It’s definitely something I need to work on. I’ve had some bad situations as a new mom happen to me that could have been avoided if I was just proactive and learned how to set boundaries in a healthy way.
To help me with this topic is going to be Jemila Medley, who is an occupational therapist, pelvic floor therapist, singer, dancer, and blogger. Jemila is a born and raised Jersey girl living in Dallas, Texas with her wonderful husband, Austin and her adorable son, Major.
Here's what we talked about in this episode:
- Advice for new moms in how to set boundaries
- Our personal experiences in boundary setting
- Helpful phrases for new moms to start the conversation when setting boundaries
- The best time to set boundaries
- How to not experience guilt around boundary setting
- Words of affirmation to help you gain confidence in boundary setting
- How poor boundary setting is linked to self-esteem and self-worth
Examples of what poor boundaries may look like:
- Having unexpected and frequent visits from them
- Unsolicited input about your partner
- Unsolicited advice about how you're raising your children
- Having them buy things for your home without asking you
- Frequent comments about your diet or body
- Interfering in your personal life
Resource: 6 Steps To Setting Healthy Boundaries With Parents (And What That Looks Like)
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- Personal Instagram: @linaforrestal
- Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
- Podcast Instagram: @newmamaspodcast
- Clubhouse Username: @newmamaspodcast
Artwork Credit: Gabi's Media
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
Follow the @newmamaspodcast on Instagram
Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
Twin Mom Newborn Life, Intrusive Thoughts, and Body Image with Engrid Latina from Gal Pals
The New Mamas Podcast
03/01/23 • 63 min
Strength trainer Engrid Latina is a twin mom! Her twins are 7 months now and she recaps her journey in navigating twin newborns: everything from tandem breastfeeding to sleep training. In this episode, Engrid also shares her experience with postpartum anxiety (PPA), intrusive thoughts, and as-needed medication. Lina and Engrid share stories about how their relationships with their bodies have also changed: talking about eating disorder history, eating disorder recovery, and body image through the postpartum stage.
Engrid Latina is a non-diet personal trainer and strength coach (CSCS). She has been a trainer for nearly a decade! She has spent years training clients in-person, but added online training program options when the pandemic started.
Engrid’s personal history with an eating disorder and exercise addiction, has helped her to develop a training model that invites a deep appreciation and respect of the body.
Additionally her experiences with chronic pain due to trauma, has given her immense compassion for her clients and an ability to hold space for others.
Engrid's degree in Biology, her love of life-long learning, and passion to understand human movement allow her to excel as a trainer. She provides strategies that allow clients cultivate deeper body awareness & move in a sustainable and joy-filled way.
Additionally she is the cohost for the podcast Gal Pals. The show is for anyone who likes warm laid back chats with their besties, about navigating life!
On the show they address topics like diet culture, perfectionism, body image, jealousy, addiction, and their experiences with therapy.
Referenced in this episode: Taking Cara Babies Sleep Course
Listen to Engrid's Birth Story here.
Listen to when Engrid found out she was pregnant with twins here.
Listen to Engrid's podcast here.
Connect with Engrid on Instagram @livengproof
Follow Gal Pals on Instagram @galpalspodcast
Listen to the Gal Pals Podcast
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What It Was Like Watching My Toddler Get Heart Surgery with Alexis Simon (Theo's Story Part 2)
The New Mamas Podcast
09/29/22 • 51 min
In episode 15 of season 2, Canadian mom Alexis Simon shared that her son Theo was born with a rare genetic condition. Two-year-old Theo recently went through heart surgery and Alexis shares what that experience was like. She talks about how challenging the experience was at the hospital, watching Theo wake up from surgery, and the type of support she had from the heart warrior community.
Donate at theotheheartwarrior.com
Connect with Alexis on Instagram: @alexisasimon
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Episode edited by Chris Duffy: [email protected]
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
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Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
How to Balance Your To-Do List with the Needs of Your Baby with Jessica Morlan
The New Mamas Podcast
09/21/22 • 44 min
Ever get overwhelmed by your to do list? In this episode, host Lina Forrestal consults mom of 3 and business owner Jessica Morlan on how she prioritizes tasks and manages her to do list while juggling running a business and home schooling her daughter.
Jess is a registered nurse and mom of 3, 5 and under. She has experience working as a perinatal public health nurse and bedside pediatric nurse. She now coaches new moms in their first year of motherhood. Her professional and personal experience form the foundation of her work as the founder of For Love of Mom and Baby.
Follow Jess on IG at https://www.instagram.com/thewomantomothercircle/ or learn more at her website www.forloveofmomandbaby.com
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Connect with Lina on Instagram
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Read Lina's Blog
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee
Episode edited by Chris Duffy: [email protected]
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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]
Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.
Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
Follow the @newmamaspodcast on Instagram
Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
34. Postpartum Anxiety and Growing Up With Fear-Based Parenting with Stephanie Feng
The New Mamas Podcast
07/21/21 • 76 min
In this episode, host Lina Forrestal chats with mom of three, Stephanie Feng, about postpartum anxiety (PPA) and growing up with fear-based parenting style, “tiger parenting”.
Both Stephanie Feng and Lina Forrestal suffered with postpartum anxiety and recount their experiences, specifically around not being able to leave their babies, scary thoughts, and feeling crippled by their anxiety.
They break down their experiences and start to unpack why they felt the way they did, which led them to explore their relationship with their parents and how they grew up with fear-based parents.
Growing up with immigrant parents in America, both Stephanie and Lina grew up with fear-based parenting. They were often told that if they didn’t do something right, something bad would happen to them: for example, being told that if they didn’t finish their food the ‘bad man’ would take them away from their family.
Symptoms of postpartum anxiety:
- Excessive worry
- Feelings of dread
- Racing thoughts
- Lack of concentration
- Changes in eating and sleeping patterns
- Dizziness
- Hot flashes
- Rapid heartbeat
- Nausea
While any new mom can develop postpartum anxiety, some factors can increase your risk:
- A personal or family history of anxiety
- Previous experience with depression
- Certain symptoms of PMS (such as feeling weepy or agitated)
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Tiger parenting is the term coined by Yale professor Amy Chua a few years ago, in her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, to describe her fear-based and hard-driving parenting style.
Connect with Stephanie on Instagram at @simplystephsfavs
Connect with Lina:
- Personal Instagram: @linaforrestal
- Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
- Podcast Instagram: @newmamaspodcast
- Clubhouse Username: @newmamaspodcast
Artwork Credit: Gabi's Media
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
Follow the @newmamaspodcast on Instagram
Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
First Time Mom Emily's Experience with Postpartum Depression (PPD)
The New Mamas Podcast
08/10/22 • 36 min
(Content Warning: Abuse, Self-harm, Suicide) First time mom Emily sits with host Lina Forrestal and talks about life as a new mom and her struggles with postpartum depression. She talks about her journey into motherhood: her miscarriage, pregnancy, a misdiagnosis of a down syndrome test, and postpartum depression.
Emily shares that her anxiety started at her 10-week ultrasound when the technician couldn't find a heartbeat. She shares that she has struggled with her depression and anxiety ever since she was young, since her beloved father passed away. She shares that it was hard to be happy during the newborn phase, even though it is a happy time and her son, Odin, was a wonderful baby.
Lina and Emily also talk about drugs at birth, not having a birth plan, and their experiences with anxiety. Emily talks about holistic health and remedies for her postpartum depression and how her outlet is running.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call or text 988. Learn more about the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.
Your body and mind go through many changes during and after pregnancy. If you feel empty, emotionless, or sad all or most of the time for longer than 2 weeks during or after pregnancy, reach out for help. If you feel like you don't love or care for your baby, you might have postpartum depression. Treatment for depression, such as therapy or medicine, works and will help you and your baby be as healthy as possible in the future. Read more about postpartum depression here.
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Follow the New Mamas Podcast on Instagram
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Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee
Episode edited by Chris Duffy: [email protected]
Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram
Follow the @newmamaspodcast on Instagram
Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com
Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)
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FAQ
How many episodes does The New Mamas Podcast have?
The New Mamas Podcast currently has 160 episodes available.
What topics does The New Mamas Podcast cover?
The podcast is about New Mom, Parenting, Kids & Family, Motherhood, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on The New Mamas Podcast?
The episode title 'What It's Like Being A Step Mom (& Then Having Your Own Baby) with Samantha Porter Grinney' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The New Mamas Podcast?
The average episode length on The New Mamas Podcast is 50 minutes.
How often are episodes of The New Mamas Podcast released?
Episodes of The New Mamas Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of The New Mamas Podcast?
The first episode of The New Mamas Podcast was released on Jan 5, 2021.
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